LIVING MODERN - BUILDING COMMUNITY: The Architecture of Charles Goodman

  • Date

    Friday, September 13 2024-Sunday, September 15 2024

  • Time

    Multi-day event.

Please join the Friends of Hollin Hills for this special symposium celebrating the career of Charles Goodman, MCM architect and community designer.

Notable speakers and panels will explore Goodman's design and how to live in and maintain Goodman homes.

Focused sessions are designed for MCM devotees and design professionals, as well as those who live in Goodman-designed communities. 

This three-day Goodman Symposium focuses on Charles Goodman's whole-community design, his emphasis on siting and creating workable family homes, and his impact beyond the design of free-standing structures.


Symposium events include:

  • Day 1: Living with Goodman panel discussion at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, VA, with evening reception
  • Day 2: All day symposium with lectures and breakout sessions at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, VA, with lunch included
    • VIP Reception at the Goodman-designed Sevareid House in Alexandria, VA (limited to 100 tickets)
  • Day 3: Goodman Community Walkabout with self-guided tours of Goodman-designed neighborhoods in the DMV

Symposium themes include:

  • Architecture: Charles Goodman and the MCM Movement
  • Preservation: Advocacy - How do we best protect what we cherish?
  • Community and Livability: Inhabiting - Living in Goodman homes and communities today